chapter twenty three

Rick walked back into his room to meet his wife. Martha was dishing out the food when he walked in. The tension was high between the two of them. Ever since Rick was back, Martha had not been granting him an audience. He walked into the kitchen and stood by the door. "What is it, honey?" Ever since I got back, it looked like you were not happy to finally reunite with me." Rick said, looking at her from behind.

"I am sorry; I just can't believe that you are finally back. We have waited for a long time for you to come back, and you didn't." Martha turned back and looked at him.

"I tried to come back. When I woke up from the hospital, everything was a mess, and I could barely make sense of everything that had been happening." Rick said he was trying to defend himself.

"A lot has changed ever since then. I am now." Martha was about to say something, but then they heard a knock at the door. "Who is it?" Rick furrowed his eyebrows. They were in the midst of a very important topic.

Joel